Transthoracic Normal Atlas

 
Parasternal Short Axis of the Base  Right Outflow
  Parasternale asse corto della base  effflusso destro


 Parasternal Short Axis of the Base

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Color  Doppler flow velocities in right ventricular outflow and pulmonary artery 
B

 

Pulsed Doppler right ventricular outflow tract velocities 
C

 Parasternal Short Axis of the Base, Pulmonary Artery Color Doppler

Pulsed Doppler pulmonary artery flow velocities 
D

 

Continuous wave Doppler pulmonary artery flow velocities 
E

 

 

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Figure A
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Mode / Time 2olor Doppler / Systole
Abbrev. A AV: Aortic Valve; LA: Left Atrium; PA: Pulmonary Artery; PV: Pulmonary Valve; RA: Right Atrium; RPA: Right Pulmonary Artery; RV: Right Ventricle; RVOT: Right Ventricular Outflow Tract. 
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Figure B
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Mode / Time Color Doppler
Abbrev. B Arrow shows measuremt of diameter of right ventricular outflow tract, immeduately below the pulmonary valve annulus. 
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Figure C
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Mode / Time Pulsed Doppler of right ventricular outflow tract (immediately below pulmnary valve). 
Abbrev. B Red double arrow measures time to peak velocity.
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Figure D
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Mode / Time Pulsed Doppler of pulmonary artery
Abbrev. B Arrow points at pulsed Doppler sample volume positioned 1 cm distal to the pulmonary artery, to sample pulmonary artery systolic flow velocities. 
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Figure E
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Mode / Time Continuous wave Doppler of pulmonary artery
Abbrev. B Red arrow shows peaj velocity through pulmonary valve in systole (90 cm/s).. 
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